LIFE AND HEALTH
Financial support for dependants
Your membership in SPK provides security for both yourself and your family. When a member dies, the dependants (spouse, partner and children) may be entitled to a lump sum payment from the group life insurance, as well as pension in form of monthly payments.
Important information
- We offer two different support schemes for dependants - pension for children and spouse/partner plus group life insurance.
- In general, both pension and group life insurance are granted and paid automatically. We will contact you if we need any documentation.
- Dependants' pension for spouse/partner is paid for the rest of your life.
- It is the spouse or registered civil partner who is entitled to a dependants' pension. Please check Frequently Asked Questions below for more information.
- The member's children under the age of 20 are also entitled to monthly payments called child pension.
- The group life insurance for government employees is valid if the member was employed in an active position at the time of death.
- The group life insurance covers cohabitants, in addition to spouse/partner and children under the age of 25. Please note the different age limits for children between the pension and insurance scheme.
The process prior to payment
- We receive a death notification from Norwegian authorities (folkeregisteret or NAV), or the member's employer.
- We inform the member's family about compensation right under the group life insurance scheme. The dependants must confirm to us before the payment is made.
- In some cases, it is required that you apply for dependants’ benefits from NAV. We will inform you if relevant in your case.
- We start case handling for dependants’ pension for you as a spouse/registered civil partner and for the children. The duration of our case handling is normally 2 to 3 months from the time of notification. You will hear from us if we need your marriage certificate or other documentation.
You are welcome to get in touch with us if you have any questions. Please log in using your D-number and Bank-ID.
